HY USMLE Q #777 – Dermatology

A 33-year-old man comes to the physician because of a 3-month history of itchy lesions on his elbows. Physical examination shows clusters of vesicular lesions on the elbows. Hemoglobin is 11 g/dL. Serum studies are positive for anti-endomysial antibodies. Which of the following is most likely to be seen in this patient?

 

 

 

 

 

  Antibodies against desmosomes
  Antibodies against hemidesmosomes
  Cowdry bodies
  IgA deposition
  Munro microabscesses
 Pautrier microabscesses